Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb liberate

4 senses of liberate

Sense 1
emancipate, liberate -- (give equal rights to; of women and minorities)
       => change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")

Sense 2
free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant freedom to; free from confinement)

Sense 3
liberate, set free -- (grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university")
       => free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)

Sense 4
release, free, liberate -- (release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition)
       => generate, bring forth -- (bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami")

Antonyms of adj liberated

2 senses of liberated

Sense 1
liberated -- ((of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination)

INDIRECT (VIA free) -> bound -- (held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union)

Sense 2
emancipated, liberated -- (free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle")

INDIRECT (VIA free) -> unfree -- (hampered and not free; not able to act at will)

Similarity of adj liberated

2 senses of liberated

Sense 1
liberated -- ((of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination)
       => free (vs. bound) -- (unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron")

Sense 2
emancipated, liberated -- (free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle")
       => free (vs. unfree) -- (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice")